Cage Combat 10: Recap and Results

Did you go to Cage Combat 10 on Friday? If you answered no then you missed out on some great fights and a great value for fight fans. Not only was it the best card that Garcia Promotions has ever put on (and possibly the best amateur card this year so far), but it was also a great value for the money having 15 fights for the fans to enjoy.

Honesty time: I missed the first couple of fights myself because I was co-hosting the Legacy Power Hour on Sports Talk 790 AM (from 8p-9p), but my good friend AJ Hoffman was there from the start and filled me (He also provided me with the following quick results – taken from his recap, found here):

There were two title fights on the card. Carlos Jiminez and Daniel Delgado fought for the 135lb title and Jose Llanas and James Powell got down for the 170lb Garcia Promotions strap.

Main Event: Jose Llanas vs James Powell

Due to lack of experience, Llanas and Powell was limited by the state to 3 rounds (3 minutes each). Llanas looked like he might end the night early, turning in an early session of ground and pound on Powells face, but he couldn’t finish the job and in doing so got his arm trapped by Powell in a really tight arm bar. But the Travis Tooke Purple Belt was able to eventually defend that attempt, but not before having his arm popped a couple of times.

“I got a careless with punches and he locked up a tight arm bar,” Llanas said on his Facebook wall. “My arm popped like 4 times, but I was not gonna tap. After that I couldn’t feel my left arm, so I had to figure out a way to win by holding dominant position.”

Powell gave Llanas all he could handle, but it still wasn’t enough as Llanas did enough to earn a 30-27 win and become the new Garcia Promotions 170lb amateur champion.

Co-Main Event: Carlos Jiminez vs Daniel Delgado

Jiminez and Delgado turned in fight of the night. Both guys left it in the cage as the battled for the 135lb Garcia Promotions title. Originally Manny Lozoya was supposed to face Delgado, but was injured in his title fight win at CDM, so Jiminez was given the chance to fight for the strap instead. Jiminez has continued to get better as an amateur (training with the UFC’s Daniel Pineda will do that I suppose) and his improvements showed in the fight. Delgado is always game, and if not for a few costly mistakes (like a failed jumping knee that resulted in him landing on his back) we might have a different champ. In the end it was Jiminez’s improved ground game that won him the fight and the title. In his post fight interview Jiminez hinted that he might go pro.

I want to remind you that the amateur fights you watch today are producing the Houston MMA Pros of tomorrow, and in some cases the UFC stars of tomorrow. Please support our local scene, with out the fans these there, these fights won’t happen.